Four-in-hand necktie



Dec. 21, 1937. A. scHARLN I &103 094 FOURIN-IAND NECKTIE Filed Nov. 2, 1936 Patented Dec. 21, 1937 UNITED 'STAITES P'ATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to four-in-hand neckti'es and to methods of making the same.

One object of the invention is the provison of a necktie of'the character described having an .5 improved arrangement and Construction so as to` adapt' the same for commercial sale and use without the necessity of tying a knot. Generally stated, the invention providesan improved feature wherein neckties are, provided' for sale with pref'ormedknots and in condition for immediate wear.,

Another object of the invention is-the provisi'oi of'a necktie of'the nature set forth having apreformed knot and improved means co-operati'ng therewith such that the knot will not ordinarily open nor loose its initial configuration, and the knot being applied t'o and removed from the wearer by utilizing the slip action afforded by the knot.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved neckte having relatively few and simple parts, and' which is inexpensive to manufacture and assembl'e, neat in appearance and durable and reliable. to a high degree in use.

Other objects andadvantages of the invention will' become apparent as the specification proceeds.

With the aforesaid objects in View, the invention consists in the nove] combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described in their preferre'd' embodi'ments, pointed out in the subjoined cl'aims,. and. illustrat'ed in the annexed drawing, wherein like parts are designated by the Fi g. 4' is a sectional view taken on the line' 4-4 of Fig. 1.

The advantages of the invention as here outlined' are best realized when all of its features and instrumentalities are combined in one and the same structure, but, useful devices may be produced embodying less than the whole.

It will be obvi'ous to those skilled in the art i to' which the invention appertains, that the same may be incorporated in several different constructions. The accompanying drawing, therefore, is submitted merely as showing the preferred exemplification of the invention.

Referring in detail to the drawing, lll denotes same reference characters throughout the several a device embodying the invention. The same includes a four-in-hand'tie of a conventional type,

but having a novel feature that the knot H is preformed in the course of manufacture of the necktie, so that the purchaser receives a necktie already made up. asshown in Fig. 1. Consequently in order to apply the necktie lo' to his person, the wearer need merely slip` the neck portion !2 of the necktie around his collar, and then pull downward on the rear portion !3 in order to draw the neck portion tight, whereupon the necktie is fully operatively mounted and With the front portion !4 thereof in its proper predetermined and accurately folded relation to the knot li. e

So far as I am aware, it has never been` known to produce and market a necktie according to the arrangement disclosed in. Fig.. 1, and whereby a particularly neat and attractive appearance is produced, since the purchaser can directly perceivethe appearance of the. necktie, and especially because the arrangement at the knotted portion of the necktie is accurately preformed by people who are expert in that respect.. It is well known that' many persons are unable to accurately and neatly tie the knot of a' necktie for the purpose. of obtaining the desired'decorative efiect. various attempts have been made to solve this difficulty, as by the use of split collar bands, but these have their own peculiar defects which are avoided by the present invention.

In order to assure correct maintenance of the arrangement and configuration of the necktie', and to permit the same to be constantly applied, and removed from the Wearer Without opening the knot, I have, by way of carrying forward this inventive concept, provided a stop element !5 on the rear necktie portion !3. This stop element may be in the nature of a lateral projection' such as a button, ornament, or the like', stitched or otherwise Secured or formed on or as a part of the rear necktie portion !3, so that the portion |5 will act as an obstruction at or adjacent to the knot ll to prevent the rear tie end 13 from being pulled out through the knot li. In this manner when a person is enlarging the necktie band portion !2 for removing the necktie, he can not, as a result of a rapid movement, accidentally pull out the rear tie end |3 and thus disassemble the knot ll.

In ordinary course of use of a necktie, the same i is subject to various pulls and other stresses which tend to bring about a deformation of the knot and whichhave a tendency to throw the front tie end !4 out of correct relation thereto, so 55 that unless the knot is often opened up and retied, the necktie eventually assumes an ill formed appearance. To carry forward the inventive concept hereinbefore mentioned, I provide one or more auxiliary features, one of which may consist in a' tacking at !6 wherein certain plies of the knot ll are interconnected at the rear thereof so as to` prevent accidental opening or loosenirg of the knot, and also to prevent relative vertical shifting of the pa'ts thereof. Another feature may consist in the provision of a transverse loop portion l'l connected tothe front tie end M as at the edges !8 thereof and disposed wholly at the rear of the necktie and at or in rel- I ative proximity to the knot ll. This loop portion may extend around the rear tie end [3 so as to tend to center the same. Other features of advantage in connection with the elements lt and H will now be described.

It will be noted that the element IB by being located substantially adjacent to the lower end of the knot,-does not prevent the knot ll from being enlarged or contracted in the well known manner. For example, if the particular wearer desires a small and rather tight knot l l, he may pull dovvnward at the front tie end M, thereby causing the material at IS to be pulled down- Ward into the knot with resilient tightening of the knot. such an action will not be prevented by the tacking at IS, and, moreover, the latter will permit the knot to maintain a decorative conguration.

I have observed that the front tie end [4 always tends to shift at the knot I l toward the right or the left, depending upon the manner in which the knot ll is formed. For example, referring to Fig. 3, it is seen that the front tie end M is pushed laterally within the knot by the rear tie end !3 and the loop 28 which encircles the latter and extends upward to the neck. In a newly tied necktie, the front tie end M may be accurately centrally positioned as shown in Fig. 1, but eventually it tends to slip over toward a side, thus detracting from the appearance of the necktie. This action is particularly pronounced at the edge 2| of the tie end l4 whereas the opposite edge 22 generally maintains its predetermined position since thereis no room for it to slip around nor is there anything to push it from its position. Hence the loop element Il by interconnecting the edges ZI, 22 as shown at !8, serves toanchor the edge 2! to maintain the front tie end M centralized. Nevertheless the provision of the loop element l'l does not prevent the front tie end I@ from being pulled downward totighten the knot to form a smaller knot as hereinbefore described.

It will be noted that the element I? may consist of a rigid or fiexible element and may be in the nature of a thread. This element may have the addtional function of serving as a guide for the rear tie end so as to prevent the latter from twisting or turning because of movement through the knot. It will be observed that the obstruction at the lower portion of the rear tie end may be formed on opposite faces thereof to assure engagement With an edge of the knot so that no portion of the obstruction may enter and become caught within the knot. Since the rear taoking is at the lower edge of the knot, it is well adapted to immediately resist any pull that may be caused by the said obstruction.

It is thus seen that I have provided a necktie which fulfills all the objeots of the invention and iS well adapted for practical use.

I claim: i 4

1. A four-in-hand necktie having a neckband portion, front and rear tie end portions integral the-rewith, a slip knot formed from said portions and maintaining said portions in relation to each other, said knot including a plurality of plies or turns transverse of the front and rear tie end portions, the front tie end extending downward through the knot, and means for interconnecting certain of said turns adjacent to the lower end of the knot to prevent opening of the knot and to permit the knot to be tightened by pulling downward on the front tie end, the said plies being otherwise free of each other to facilitate shaping of the knot.

2. A four-in-hand necktie having a neckband portion, front and rear tie end portions, a slip knot maintaining said portions in relation to each other, tacking for interconnecting portions the rear tie end from being pulled through the knot to accidentally open the same, the first named means adapting the knot to withstand the said obstruction, and the knot being adapted to be hand-shaped, above the tackng.

3. A four-in-hand necktie having a neckband portion, front and rear tie end portions, a slip knot maintaining said portions in relation to each other, said knot including a plurality of plies or turns transverseof the front and rear tie end portions, the front tie end extending downward through the knot, and means for interconnecting certain of said turns solely adjacent to the lower end of the knot to prevent opening of the knot and to permit the knot to be shaped and tightened above said means by pullingdownward on the front tie end, the rear tie end being freely movable through the knot to expand and contract the neckband portion, and an obstruction on an end of the rear tie end to abut the lower portion of the knot and prevent the rear tie end from being wholly pulled through the knot and the obstruction from entering the knot. l

4. A four-in-hand necktie including front and rear tie ends, a neckband portion, and a knot, the front tie end extending downwardly through the knot and whereby the latter can be tightened by pulling downward on the front tie end, the rear tie end'beirg a direct continuation of the neckband portion and passing through the knot, the latter knot comprising a loop portion extending around the rear tie end so as to tend to laterally move the said front tie end at one edge thereof to disfigure the necktie, and an element interconnecting the edge portions of the front tie end at the rear face thereof and in proximity to the knot to anchor said edge of the front tie i end while permitting the latter to be downwardly pulled to tighten the knot, said element being substantially less in length than the width of the front tie end and producing a free fold in the .latter.

5. A four-in-hand 'necktie comprising a neckband portion, movable front and rear tie ends, and a knot, a tacking for .the knot solely at the lower end of the knot to prevent opening thereof, and a thread substantially less in length than the width of the front tie end interconnecting the edges of the front tie end in proximity to the knot, said thread freely embracing the rear tie A end. and a lateral obstruction on the rear tie end to prevent the latter from being wholly pulled through the knot.

6. A four-in-hand necktie having a. permanent preformed knot, a front tie end extending through the knot, an element connected to the side edges of the front tie end adjacent to the knot and serving to pull them toward each other, a. rear tie end passing between the element and the front tie end, and a, neckband portion continuous with the rear tie end and movable therewith through the knot, the rear tie end having a, lateral projection to prevent withdrawal through the knot of the rear tie end, the said. 5

element lying in the path of said obstruction.

ALFRED SCHARLIN. 

